Good work/life balance. Pay could be better
Good work/life balance. Pay could be better
Good work/life balance. Good benefits. Good commute options. Managers in general are very good. The company seems to be gaining a lot of momentum, with great products being shipped. A lot more innovation is happening than in the past.
Lower compensation than other large tech companies. The signing bonuses and overall stock compensation at other companies are a lot better than at Microsoft.
You need to seriously increase the compensation of senior employees or risk losing everyone to the competition.
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The interview process involves: * A Codility home exam. * A code exam with a team leader. * A questions exam with a group manager. A recruiter will connect you to schedule the next session between these stages.
Principal Software Engineer
Call with hiring manager to start the process. After that, it went to the final round, which was virtual. * Two coding interviews with standard algorithms questions. * One interview with a product manager on strategy. * Two interviews with en
Principal Software Engineer
I felt rushed. I was expecting the first interview to consist of basic questions from a recruiter or hiring manager, as that is usually how it goes before being followed by five rounds. This interview started off that way, but then I was presented wi
Principal Software Engineer
IsraelJune 22, 2021The interview process involves: * A Codility home exam. * A code exam with a team leader. * A questions exam with a group manager. A recruiter will connect you to schedule the next session between these stages.
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New York, New York, United StatesSeptember 1, 2025Call with hiring manager to start the process. After that, it went to the final round, which was virtual. * Two coding interviews with standard algorithms questions. * One interview with a product manager on strategy. * Two interviews with en
Principal Software Engineer
United StatesApril 1, 2021I felt rushed. I was expecting the first interview to consist of basic questions from a recruiter or hiring manager, as that is usually how it goes before being followed by five rounds. This interview started off that way, but then I was presented wi
